Challenge

Est Rommel Fernández
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Bluehills Rovers's Philip Sandwall started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 6th minute Tomas Berganza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Berg saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tomas Berganza came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Panama fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Tomas Berganza couldn't finish the play. Philip Sandwall sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Alex Cambeiro hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. A hard shot 17 in the game by Abraham Alguacil from a close distance when the talented David Berg managed to make a qualified save. Bluehills Rovers's players were relieved. Abraham Alguacil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Berg having to interfere. Bertil Heggert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 37th minute, Abraham Alguacil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Bertil Heggert in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Panama's Dylan Sarmiento. After a defensive mix-up in Bluehills Rovers's zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Berg came out of the goal and Tomas Berganza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marcos Cotilla took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Philip Sandwall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

David Berg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abraham Alguacil in the 51st minute of play. Marcos Cotilla showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bertil Heggert, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Tomas Berganza took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Berg. David Berg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. David Berg showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isidoro Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. After having played for 58 minutes, Tomas Berganza managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Panama's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomas Berganza was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Marcos Cotilla made an important save on a dangerous shot by Philip Sandwall in the 61st minute. 62 minutes into the match, Panama's goalkeeper Marcos Cotilla had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Philip Sandwall. 63 minutes into the match, Bluehills Rovers's goal looked a bit too open when Tomas Berganza came free, but David Berg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Tomas Berganza notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Bluehills Rovers's David Berg. David Berg was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 71st minute, Abraham Alguacil made a precise shot to the right of David Berg. Bluehills Rovers's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-0. David Berg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tomas Berganza went, in the 75th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Marcos Cotilla showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Philip Sandwall in the 79th minute of the match. Marcos Cotilla made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bertil Heggert in the 81st minute of play. Tomas Berganza took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Berg. David Berg dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. Panama's Marcos Cotilla played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philip Sandwall in the 91st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Bluehills Rovers's zone, Tomas Berganza stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. David Berg came out of the goal and Tomas Berganza tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Panama's Tomas Berganza in the 93rd minute got a chance for a shot 93rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bluehills Rovers's goalie prevented a goal. Sören Melberg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Marcos Cotilla tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Panama had won after a very even match.